Journey to the Center of the Earth on DVD & Blu-ray (Oct 28)

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"This movie redefines 3-D. A thrilling journey for the whole family!" -Eric Riddle, NBC-TV

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

Available on October 28, Warner's New Line Cinema unit will soon release on DVD and Blu-ray the 2008 remake of French novelist Jules Verne's classic sci-fi/fantasy adventure story (originally written in 1864).

Starring Brendan Frasier and newcomer Josh Hutcherson, the film features outstanding visual effects, and will surely please audiences with New Line's added "3-D" presentation on both the DVD and Blu-ray editions. The studio is packaging four pairs of 3-D glasses with either edition. Viewers can also watch the film in the normal "2-D" presentation (no glasses required).

The standard-definition, single-disc DVD (SRP $28.98) offers the film in both 16x9 anamorphic-enhanced Widescreen and 4x3 Full-screen (each version shown in 2-D on Side A), as well as the anamorphic Widescreen special 3-D presentation on Side B.

DVD edition Bonus Features:
* 4 pairs of 3-D glasses
* Audio Commentary by Brendan Fraser and director Eric Brevig
* Adventure at the Center of the Earth Challenge (interactive game)
* 3 Fun FEATURETTES:
-A World Within Our World: various historical "Hollow Earth theories" about what lies beneath our planet's crust
-Being Josh: profiling 12-year-old costar Josh Hutcherson
-How to make Dinosaur Drool

NOTE: New Line's DVD edition does not include the bonus 2-D Digital Copy (a Blu-ray exclusive).

The high-definition Blu-ray disc ($35.99) offers the film in Widescreen only, with included viewing options of both 2-D or the special 3-D presentation. Also, the bonus featurettes are available in HD resolution (unlike the DVD).

PLEASE NOTE: this "first printing" Blu-ray is apparently only available for a limited time, as future editions will not include the 3-D version (press sheet info).

Blu-ray edition Bonus Features:
* 4 pairs of 3-D glasses
* Audio Commentary by Brendan Fraser and director Eric Brevig
* Adventure at the Center of the Earth Challenge (interactive game)
* 3 Fun FEATURETTES:
-A World Within Our World: various historical "Hollow Earth theories" about what lies beneath our planet's crust (HD)
-Being Josh: profiling 12-year-old costar Josh Hutcherson (HD)
-How to make Dinosaur Drool (HD)
BD Exclusive: Bonus 2-D Digital Copy included (for portable device playback)

UPDATE...

Also available is a standard-definition 2-D single-disc DVD (omitting the 3-D presentation), priced at $28.98. It includes the same special features as the 2-D/3-D DVD edition listed above (including viewing the film in either 16x9 widescreen or 4x3 full-screen).

Film Synopsis:
SAME PLANET. DIFFERENT WORLD.

This 2008 movie update of Jules Verne's classic sci-fi/fantasy novel uses the 1864 tale as a template, with its hero, scientist Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), referring to his missing brother's notes on the novel. His nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson) in tow, Anderson travels to Iceland to investigate his sibling's theories, enlisting a fellow scientist's daughter, Hannah (Anita Briem), as a guide. Soon the trio's Icelandic mountain trek descends into a cave and, then deeper still to, naturally, the center of the earth, where dinosaurs and other strange prehistoric creatures still dwell. After many dangerous encounters with the native flora and fauna, Trevor, Sean, and Hannah must find a way back to the surface or face being stranded miles below the earth's crust.

Directed by Eric Brevig, a veteran Hollywood visual effects supervisor (Men In Black, The Day After Tomorrow), JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH clearly delights in unveiling eye-catching CGI creatures and landscapes. Presented in some theaters in 3D format, the film features lunging beasts and vertigo-inducing visions, which are effective even in 2D, while Fraser, working in the same amiable vein as The Mummy movie remakes, provides a human focus amidst the special effects. For fans of the ever-likable Fraser and/or the JOURNEY story, there is plenty to enjoy in this effects-heavy adventure film.

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